A NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM PUBLICATION2024 ACS · FIVE-YEAR EDITION
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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

Hawaii & New Mexico

MEASUREHAWAIINEW MEXICODIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count1,446,146#40 of 50 states2,130,256#36 of 50 states−684,110
Housing units ↗Reported count561,066#42 of 50 states940,859#36 of 50 states−379,793
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count79,673#41 of 50 states116,974#34 of 50 states−37,301
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,942#49 of 50 states$1,117#17 of 50 states+$825
Employed residents ↗Reported count686,176#42 of 50 states954,860#38 of 50 states−268,684
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count23,984#42 of 50 states53,097#36 of 50 states−29,113
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count49,113#8 of 50 states16,049#20 of 50 states+33,064
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count425,213#41 of 50 states719,928#36 of 50 states−294,715
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count30,799#24 of 50 states4,443#40 of 50 states+26,356
Residents working from home ↗Reported count63,594#45 of 50 states97,946#39 of 50 states−34,352
Mean commute time ↗Minutes26.7 min#35 of 50 states24.0 min#18 of 50 states+2.7 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$100,745#4 of 50 states$67,816#43 of 50 states+$32,929
Per capita income ↗Dollars$46,713#16 of 50 states$37,978#43 of 50 states+$8,735
Mean household income ↗Dollars$131,862#7 of 50 states$91,875#43 of 50 states+$39,987
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count56,690#40 of 50 states165,567#30 of 50 states−108,877
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count191,014#42 of 50 states305,909#35 of 50 states−114,895
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count149,844#42 of 50 states228,435#36 of 50 states−78,591
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count20,318#44 of 50 states55,098#32 of 50 states−34,780
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count17,144#39 of 50 states26,318#31 of 50 states−9,174
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count1,338,962#40 of 50 states1,880,602#36 of 50 states−541,640
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count47,926#48 of 50 states211,289#34 of 50 states−163,363
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,034,473#41 of 50 states1,099,331#39 of 50 states−64,858
Public health insurance ↗Reported count556,017#41 of 50 states1,074,739#34 of 50 states−518,722
Private wage workers ↗Reported count492,482#42 of 50 states678,298#38 of 50 states−185,816
Government workers ↗Reported count146,401#39 of 50 states211,865#35 of 50 states−65,464
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count45,681#42 of 50 states62,211#38 of 50 states−16,530
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count299,573#50 of 50 states746,911#42 of 50 states−447,338
Black or African American population ↗Reported count23,542#43 of 50 states42,593#39 of 50 states−19,051
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count2,062#46 of 50 states176,103#3 of 50 states−174,041
Asian population ↗Reported count514,880#12 of 50 states40,322#40 of 50 states+474,558
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count147,896#39 of 50 states1,046,253#13 of 50 states−898,357

Ranks follow each measure’s default order. Counts reflect state size as well as the underlying condition; higher is not automatically better. State comparisons describe separate populations, not the same household across measures.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-Year Estimates. Supplied extract; descriptive ranks across 50 states.

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